Unilateral pulmonary edema after pulmonary embolism in a bilateral lung transplant patient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of unilateral pulmonary edema due to the decompensation of an asymptomatic ipsilateral pulmonary venous stenosis by a contralateral pulmonary embolism. Emergency surgery included pulmonary embolectomy and refashioning of the stenotic pulmonary venous anastomosis.
Medical subject headings
- Lung Transplantation
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism